Posts about Maryland
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Urbanism is good for everyone, especially kids
We assume that kids belong in the suburbs, where they’ve got yards to play in and great schools to learn in. But good, urban neighborhoods can produce good kids as well. Twenty years ago, sociologist Ray Oldenburg wrote in The Great, Good Place that teenagers are a litmus test for a neighborhood’s “vitality”: The adolescent houseguest, I would… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: CaBi to the Mall and the store
The Mall may get 5 CaBi stations; Walmart may add stations too; But is it enforceable?; Montgomery curfew dead for now; Franklin Shelter? Not so fast; Food stamps up, not down; Arlington eyes office building; Ehrlich blames everyone else; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Where’s the money?
It’s a start for South Cap, MoCo BRT; ICC has made Maryland “road-poor”; Supermarket tax credit is fishy; McKay “likely” off WMATA Board for Dyke; Alternative waterfront plan untenable; Where are the trees still bright?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Put it in the burbs
FBI should head for suburban pastures; Maintain streetcars at NVCC; Cafritz project still in fierce debate; Crimefighting tool or privacy invasion?; What Washington could have been; Make way, NBA players and owners, for WMATA; Dial 522-3333, pay more; Getting off the hill and into the mayor’s office. Keep reading…
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Brunch links: Downtown building angst
Franklin occupied; Add 2 floors to MLK Library?; Evans the paradox; Bill pays WMATA, changes MWAA; How WMATA got religion on open data; TEDxPhilly learns problem with car dependence; Fixing vacant lots is healthy; What avenue are you?; And…. Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: Urban features come to Montgomery
Streetcar to Silver Spring?; Berliner against anti-urban Walmarts; Mall owner prefers a town instead; Jobs outstrip housing; Parking meter aesthetics matter; HPRB nominees: 6 months later, no changes; Food stamps down in DC, up in MD, VA; WMATA questions 14-hour workdays; And…. Keep reading…
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On-street Crescent Trail may be better for bikes and peds
Rising costs may force parts of the Capital Crescent Trail onto local streets, but it could actually give pedestrians and bicyclists a better experience. Ever since the Purple Line was first envisioned as a trolley between Bethesda and Silver Spring in 1986, plans have included a bike and pedestrian trail next to the tracks, giving people an alternative to busy streets. Today,… Keep reading…
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Breakfast links: New uses for old buildings
Another Mall museum?; Lincoln Theatre gets new management; Abortion provision kills nascent bill; BRAC increases traffic in Bethesda; Montgomery wants inside-the-Beltway CaBi; Tregoning shows NYC how it’s done; Speedier bus increases ridership; Metro goes after bike thieves; CBS to jump into windshield perspective radio market; And…. Keep reading…
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Montgomery Planning Board to hear recommendations about Capital Crescent Trail
As a part of the Purple Line, Montgomery County will fund upgrades to the Capital Crescent Trail between Bethesda and Silver Spring. Tomorrow, the Planning Board will hear recommendations from its transportation planning staff about several issues facing the trail. After hearing testimony, the Planning Board will send their recommendations to the County Council. The… Keep reading…
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DC United and the University of Maryland: a perfect match
DC United might leave Washington entirely due to lack of a suitable and sustainable stadium. Embedded in the UMD campus plan could be the key: A new stadium which serves both DC United and Maryland soccer. DC United has been playing at 50-year old RFK stadium since 1996 and the facility is literally crumbling. After numerous agreements with local governments that fell apart… Keep reading…